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mm ' First Christian Church (Continued from Page 1) a west wing, 20 by 28, was added. In 1914, the northwest room was started by. the Men's Class and completed by the Women's Service Class. Mrs. J. R. Stine taught this class for 25 years. In 1924, the men of the Church installed the metal ceiling. In 1930, Rev. O. W. Gregory led the men in excavating the basement. This was abondoned until 193C when, under the leadership of R. F. Allen, the work was completed at a cost of $640. In 1945 and 1940, under the leadership of the minister, J. W. Taenzler. an addition of 16 feet was added to the north, the sanctuary rearranged, and new furnishing pur chased. The men of the Church did most of the carpenter work. The project cost approximately $4,000. In 1916 during the ministry of Rev. Pertee, the par sonage was built just north of the Church at a cost of $1,900. During the past 100 years, we have been served by 48 different ministers, most of them staying only one year. Seven have returned a second or third time Michael Combs, two one-year terms; J. K. Reed, three one-year terms; A. Gallaway, a one-year and a two-year ministry; D. A. Youtzy, a two-year and a three-year ministry; A. L. Zink, two one-year ministries; A. G. Hollowell, a two-year and three year ministry; J. W. Taenzler, a 5-year a 3-year and now in the 4th year of his 3rd ministry with this Church. Many times we have been small in numbers. Also there have been happy fruitful years when we have ranked 3rd in attendance among the Protestant Churches of our city. We are grateful to the faithful folk who through the years have kept the doors open and the Gospel proclaimed from the little white Church on the corner of North 8th and Ave. C. Many years ago the Church sent out two ministers, Guy Wingate and L. M. Wiles. KEEP IN TOUCH Mr. and Mrs. Ed J. Williams and family left this past week for Springfield, Mo., where the family will make their future home. Mn. Ralph Wildrick Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wildrick and Agnes were Monday eve ning callers at the1 home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lancaster in Plattsmouth. Amos Beck and daughters, Jane and Patty were Tuesday evening callers at the Ernest Beck home. Bill White received word that his brother, Chester White of St. Charles, 111., suffered what doctors thought to be a ai-roke at his home last Wednesday. Tuesday evening callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wildrick were Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wildrick and daughters, Connie and Barbara of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Reinke and daughters, "Barbara Jo were Mother's Day dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Ida Thieman in Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Jim McClun sand children were Sunday dinner guests at the' 'home of Mr.' and Mrs. R. W. Hawn in Papillion. Monday evening caller at the home of Mr.- and Mrs. N. F. OPENING OF HORNET'S ARCADE AMUSEMENT CENTER Eagle, Nebraska 4 blocks North of Highway 34. Entertainment for both parents and young folks. Amusement Machines! Card Party Arrangements! Ice Cooled Assorted Pop! Ice Cream Bars! JUKE BOX Latest Popular Music, Dance to your own selections. Owned, Supervised & Operated by ... ROBERT ELSON Of Lincoln. Open Every Evening. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Case enter tained the Vets Club at cards Sunday evening. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ruhge, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hallstrom, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wessel, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wulf and Mr. and Mrs. John Wolph, all of Avoca. Dick Livingston or Washing ton D. C. was here Thursday to Sunday at the home of his moth er, Mrs. Lillian Livingston, and grandparent Mr. and Mrs. John Bajeck. He had been in Wichita, Kans., on business, leaving for home by plane Sunday afternoon. Mrs. William Fraser returned home Sunday from Doctor's Hospital in Omaha where she underwent observation. Mrs. Hugo Heyn of Omaha drove Mrs. Fraser home. Stella Wiles is in the Univer sity Hospital, entering Wednes day and undergoing surgery Thursday. She Is getting along line. Enjoying a picnic supper Sat urday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Akeson were Mr. ar.d Mrs. Don Akeson and family of Lincoln and Mr and Mrs. Lee Piper. Wtunesday cven'.-ig guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Akeson were Bill Carper of Los Ange les. Calif., and John Carper of Lincoln. Industry: Here's Chance for Listing In Facilities Book Central Electric and Gas Co. urged manufacturers in and around Palttsmouth today t6 take advantage of an advertising campaign which is putting the industrial potential of this area and the rest of the Northern Plains region in the national spotlight. W. T. Gleason District Man ager here, said area industries still have time to list their plant facilities In the Industrial Fac cilities Register, which is being compiled by Northern Natural Gas Company of Omaha in co operation with Central Electric and Gas and other utilities in Northern's service area. The register is a file of elec tronically tabulated information on the manufacturing capacities of thousands of manufacturers in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas. Central Electric and Gas, Northern, and other Northern utility customers are currently sponsoring an advertising pro gram to offer the services of the facilities register to indust rial purchasers throughout the country. Gleason said the utility or Northern, upon inquiry, will fur nish to any prospective purch aser without obligation a list of all manufacturing suppliers in any line who have production facilities in the five-state area. ."We feel that the facilities register can be a great help in bringing new production orders to the existing Industry In this area," Mr. Gleason said, "and we would like to have every plant in the area small or large-0 Disted in the register. "We would also like to invite those companies which have pre viously listed their plant equip ment in the facilities register and have since acquired new production equipment to add this information to the file." THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, May 16, 1960 PAGE FIVE Call Your News And social Items to 241 In The Service FORT RILEY, Kan. Army Pvt. Walter E. Kassube Jr., 19, whose parents live in Weeping Water, Neb., recently completed eight weeks of advanced Individ ual infantryman training with the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kan. Kassube entered the Army in April 1959 and received basic training at Fort Carson, Colo. He Is a 1958 graduate of Weep ing Water High School and was employed by Western Electric, Millard, before entering the Army. TRAITH) BY 11 LAZE Neenah, Wis. To keep their two children from disturbing her husband. Mrs. Robert Rob ertson removed the knob from the door of his bedroom. When a lire broke out, Rob ertson was trapped in the room. He died of burns and smoke in halation. His wife and the chil dren leaped out a window to safety. Cass County's Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth Journal mm " -jMYHHIUSf QQOffcGBOO Mrs. Leonard Born returned home Saturday from the Metho dist Hospital where she had been a patient for ten days undergoing observation and treatment. Hennings was Harry Ahl. Wed nesday afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hennings, Mrs. Anna Heil and Ferdinand Hennings. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wildrick, Mr. and Mrs. ( Ralph Wildrick and Mrs. Fred' Wildrick called on Fred Wildrick at the Rest Home in Weeping Water Wed nesday evening. Sunday overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Sprieck were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Creamer of Hiawatha, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Steinkamp and familv were Sunday after noon callers at the home of Mrs. Jane Steinkamp in Manley and at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Steinkamp near Wepninir Water. Wednesdav afternoon callers at the H. E. Gess home were Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cappen of Weeping Water. Sunday callers were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ma son and Mrs. Thelma Heilig and Alan of Nebraska City. Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Satterfield were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bentley of South Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bon nie and Janet of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Oren Hopper. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Murray were Friday evening supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. James Kriten brink of Springfield are par ents of a daughter born May 11 at Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. She, weighed six pounds ten ounces and has not been named as yet. Mrs. Kritenbrink is the former Myrna Leroy of Manley. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Leroy of Man ley, Mrs. Chester Proctor and Guy Kritenbrink of Louisville. Great grandfather is Columbus Cooley of Mountain Grove, Mo. The Kritenbrink's have one oth er child, a son, Jimmie who is steying with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Efwood Leroy. Frank II. Schuldice of Omaha was here Thursday looking af ter some Improvements at the Schuldice apartments in the west part of the city. A. W. Cloidt and Leo Scanlon returned Friday from several days spent in fishing at Harlan clam near Anna. They also stop ped at Holdrege to visit the Rob ert Fitch family. Jack Fitch who has been with the U. S. Engineers at Omaha for the past year has been trans ferred to Nebraska City where he will be located with the en gineers in charge of the Missouri river work. His brother who has also been at Omaha, is being transferred to Grant's Pass, Or egon. They are grandsons of A. W. Cloidt of this city. Bill Williamson was at Seward Thursday called there by an ac cident suffered by his mother, Mrs. H. W. Williamson. She suf fered the fracture of her right leg in a fall from the porch o the home. to Till your Vtesrlption In response 'to many quest tions, that have been raised a bout the status of 2,4-D for weed control, the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture announced last week that there has been no withdrawal of its restrictions for use of this chemical. The la bels for registered products con tain instructions and adequate precautions for use to protect the public. OVER 4000 DRUG.S Mrs. Ralph PetetJ of Kings Lake, was in the city Friday to 16ok"'after business affairs and casing on old friends. While here she subscribed for the Jour nal to be sent her son, Sgt. Rob ert E. Guthrie, stationed at Fort Eustic, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herre and Linda were weekend visitors at Brock where they enjoyed a visit with Mrs. Willis Biere, mother of Mrs. Herre. Douglas Reno and Lynn Fitz gerald, now in training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., were home at the weekend to visit with their relatives and friends. ' Guests May 7 of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hennings were Mr. and Mrs. George Hennings .and dau ghter Darlene of Santa Ana, Calif.: Mr .and Mrs. Leslie Rog ers of Conception Junction, Mo; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Palacek of Galesburg, 111., Mrs. Fay Bar tek of Omaha and Ethel Hen nings of Plattsmouth. Tod'. Advrl!irf fcSon; Inc. I960 Whatever imp your doctor prescribes Many of these drugs may be called 'for you, we can supply immediately, for rareiy-nd one of those rare To make good on this pledge, . we occasions may be an emergency pre maintain a constant supply of over scription for you. It is comforting to 4 000 prescription drugs, chemi- Know you can always obtain any pre cals and medicinals. scribed medicine here. liooeri t.. iiali li s. K.t. Fred J. 1 eldhoiiscn, I'll. U. K.l . Pharmacists In Charge Paul Biggerstaff who has been a patient at St. Joseph Hospital for the past six weeks returned home Sunday. While he is im proved, Mr. Biggerstaff will have to be confined at home. Mrs. Biggerstaff had a streak of bad luck. She broke her right foot this past week. ; Mrs. Thomas Linhart return j ed home Saturday from Saint i Joseph Hospital in Omaha where ; she has been a patient. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Dalton returned home Saturday follow ing a month visit in Poukeep- sie. N. Y. with their son and family Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dalton. The Plattsmouth couple visited various points of inter est which included Washington D. C. New York City and Niag ara Falls. They made the trip by car. Mrs. Anna Seelhoff of Burling ton, Colo., and daughter Lorena spent the past week visiting in I Nebraska with brothers and ; other relatives. They were din ! ner guests Thursday of Mrs. I Seelhoff's brother and sister-in- law, the Henry Thiele's of Plattsmouth. Other guests in cluded brothers, Gus and Frank Thiele of Syracuse. Call Your News And Social Items to 241 THOMAS WALLING CO. Plattsmouth, Nebraska Abstracts of Title a ' 1 Knchl Ttrin,. in 941 ffv ItJUV-lUl V V fc . -mt PIATT SMOOTH'S Armed Forces Day Friday 9 M ay 20th We Salute and Honor The Men and Women of the- am forc mem, AND 5n n rKn? U.Tf LW I ijm J S i . v--vx."' . ; .... . .7V y yls CT N A. (7 crp You are invited to join the observance and enjoy the program FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 20th s OOO TV Famed SAC Band PARADE & CONCERT Military Parade IPG-US 'A'& 'B' Bands WITH SAC DRILL TEAM - Avenue of Flags Window Displays Military Displays F-r-e-e Bingo (Adults only) THIS AD SPONSORED AND PAID FOR AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY THESE FIRMS. Smith's Men's Wear Style Shop Cass Drug Knorr's Soennichsen's Department Store B & H Shoes Schreincr Rexail Drug Plattsmouth State Bank Ladies Toggery Young & Jose Construction Co. Hinky Dinky Ruback's Gambles Plattsmouth Lumber Co. Parade Time 7:30 p.m. - .vfJf i The Plattsmouth Journal "Title Insurance" nr l i iumiMi mi